Athlon1600

https://github.com/Athlon1600/youtube-downloader/issues/73#issuecomment-686552940 that works! I merged that exact solution into the latest v2.1.1 version: https://github.com/Athlon1600/youtube-downloader/releases

does the video URL for that video generated via python's youtube-dl working for you?

Downloading live videos is just not supported at the moment. I'll add it on my to-do list.

the first video you posted: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh1JWvWEKxY has since been deleted, so no surprise that the script can't download it. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRJJR5DTeEY ^ this video seems to be working from...

Are you trying to view those videos from the same IP address that fetched those URLs to begin with?

it's there already, and I use it myself all the time.  You might also want to use a separate cookies file and a different user-agent for each of those...

> Because if they are temporary I can't store them and I would have to make a request every time I need a link. they're definitely temporary, and they will...

Sure. Here's an unlisted video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LImjdwhTwE using youtube-downloader: https://api.unblockvideos.com/youtube_downloader?id=_LImjdwhTwE&selector=mp4&redirect=true

If I understand this correctly: video download link that was generated on your localhost works fine locally, but gives you a 403 forbidden error (or something similar) when trying to...

Yup. There was an issue with `SignatureDecoder` class. Something has changed within youtube recently that broke the logic. `youtube-dl` that I have installed on my computer stopped working too, until...